Technology is a core content area not only for WebUrbanist but in our daily lives whether we like it or not. These innovations, creations and aberrations are meant to incite conversations about the past, present and future relationships of humans and the technologies that we deal with all the time and that envelop, support and grow our urban environments in ways we can often not predict.
With its black facade, stylish roof slant and fold-down deck, the new 'Draper' RV by Land Ark is ready to cruise all over the country and look hot doing it. The lines between recreational ...
We haven't quite reached the predicted point at which drones become an intrinsic part of our daily lives, but small autonomous flying machines are learning how to do a lot more than spook people ...
The NYC Parks Department offers an amazing resource in the form of an online map that "includes every street tree in New York City" (spanning 422 species) first mapped by volunteers in 2015 and ...
Considering that it produces such controversial projects as human-sheep embryos, it's not surprising that biotechnology is often at the center of thorny ethical debates. It’s one of those fuzzy ...
Tirana soars wrecks, anyone? The Kucove Air Base in south-central Albania houses dozens of historic Soviet aircraft dating back to the time of the Korean War. Kucove Air Base, built in the ...
As workers become increasingly packed in modern, open-plan offices and coworking spaces, designers keep working on high-tech solutions to allow employees to focus, often with the unintended ...
Within two years, the city of Chengdu aims to swap out its ground-based street lighting with the soft glow of an artificial moon, casting light across 50 square miles of the urban ...
"Location, location, location" might be the mantra of the real estate industry, but that mindset could change radically with the advent of autonomous vehicles. It may take a while, but once ...
Working with Formula 1 race car manufacturers and employing aerospace materials, a Swiss firm has developed what they claim is the world's lightest wheelchair, with a frame weighing in at just ...
Hiking means going up and down, but not just over long distances -- each step raises and lowers your pack, which means you do more lifting, unless, that is, you have a "Lightening Pack" to help ...
